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Sahih Bukhari: Hadith 1181

21. Actions while Praying

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Whoever waits for the Iqama of the prayer

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Sahih Bukhari
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَىَّ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَىَّ وَقَالَ ‏‏ إِنَّ فِي الصَّلاَةِ شُغْلاً ‏"‏‏‏
Narrated `Abdullah:
I used to greet the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was in prayer and he would return my greeting, but when we returned (from Ethiopia) I greeted the Prophet (while he was praying) but he did not return the greeting, and (after finishing the prayer) he said, "In the prayer one is occupied (with a more serious matter)."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1216
In-book : Book 21, Hadith 20
USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 2, Book 22, Hadith 307  (deprecated)